Water-mixing valve



Aug, 25, 1925.

O. W. VALLIER WATER MIXING VALVE Filed March 16, 1925 Patented ug. 265, 1925.

UNITED STATES .mEmbrace1 oavIs w. vanmnn, or wA'rnn'rowN, NEW Yoan, A'ssrenon roffjvntwrsnmconronnrnn, or wArnn'rowN, NEW. Yonx, A conromrron'or'xnw Yonx.

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Application led larok 18, 1985.- Seriall lo. 15,8155.u

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Orvis W. VALLIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Watertown, in the county of Jefferson and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in `Tater- Mixing Valves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in water dispensing valves, designed for use in connection with baths, sinks, lavatories, and the like, and the invention relates particularly to a single valve by which, cold,

warm and hot water maiy be dispensed by 1 the' use of a single cont t The object of the invention is to provide a novel valve body including integral cold and hot water receiving arms, -which are adapted tobe constantly charged with the water pressure, and which communicatedirectly vwith the interior vof the valveV body. A further object is to provide a valve which is rotatably disposed Ain the body between the said arms, the said valve beingformed with a common mixing-chamber, and with prts that communicate with said chamber and are adapted to be moved into registry with, said water receiving arms, the said valve being controlled b a stem,and a handle carried thereby.r to provide novel means-for resiliently holding the valve' seated insaid bodyand for,

maintaining the valve and related parts* truly concentric t'o said body. And a further object vis to provide .adjustable means for 'Y limiting the rotary movements of the valve.

Y water vsupply pi I attain these objects by the means set forth in the detailedfdescriptionwhich follows and as illustrated by the accompanying 'drawing in which-fl 'i Figure 1 isa top plan view of the com-V plete mxing-valve,;lshowing 'ot and cold and the pro ve op-v erations of the" andle. Fig. 2 1s a cen vertical section, taken-on line 2'2 -f Fig. .1

showing the construction, arrangement and operation ofthe valve, the latter be' v positionedvforgdispensingvrwarm water. 1g. 3 is a horizontal sectionl takenV on line-3 3 of Fig. 2; showing' thereciprocable nuts' Fig. end lisiittedl withv a handle 9, byvwhich. 'the l further object is v 4 is a horizontal section, taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2; showing the valve closed. Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are simllar sectional views, taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 2;y showi the step-b step operation of, the valve nfr selectively dispensing cold, warm' and hot water.Y Fig. 8 is a broken elevational view of the valve In the drawing, the hollow body of the .mixing-valve, comprises a globular portion 2, and an uprightv hollow c lindrical portion 2', the latter vbei end, and being ternally threaded. 2 repres nts an externally threaded neck that depen s-from the portion'2, the normal bore-2h o` said neck comnormal y ,open at its top oth externally and inmunicating with the valve-chamberQ; the Y neck' 2 is also counter-bored, as at2. The body'2 is formed at it:-oppo'site sideswith similar horizontal hollow radial arms 3 and 4, the saidarms having their free ends formed with hollow spheres 3-4, from whichl project rearwardly threaded necks 3-4, to which cold and hot water suppl ipes, as l3 6, are respectively connecte y means of gland-.nuts 5 and 6 5 and 6 are shown supported b awall or other part A. The inner ends o the armsI .3

4which communicate with' the valve chamber 2, the said ducts preferably aligning, as

ortion 7', which conforms to the normal re of the body ortion 2'-, and below said l,

'and 4 are provided with similar ducts Bhf-4",

portion vthe body is preferably tapered, as

at 7'L to conform to the'fcorrespondmgly tatral pered ortion?" *off the jbody 2, the latter.

eing ere'nafte'r referred to' as the valve chambeni' The valve7 rotated bya Vstem 8, which loos'ely connects with the bod 7, from whichl it 4extends,l'lpwardly .beyon the top of the valve body-audits .threaded 'top valve is as'shownbyffull `and radial arrowsin Figs.I to",'I-finclusive., Between. its ends, the stem"- 8f.is'...forrned` 'en enlargement 8',' which'fi'sifnermgll dig. posed concentricallyinanupvardly; acing recess or socket 7 offthew-valve-rbody, the

'lower portion of .the stem. thence. passes downwardly through a fcontractedfbore 7 and art-way `into an "enlarged- :concentric bore which will be referred to as the mixing-chamber of the valver. Thevalve 7 is (provided with a circular'radial port C, an valsowith an' elongated radial port H, both of Vsaidports communicating with the mixing-chamber 7. The lower end of stem 8 is perforated diametrically and is fitted with a' pin 8*, which prevents the separation of thestemandvalve', when thel parts are assembled for.work.. 'The stem may be withdrawn from thevalve 7, by rotating said part until the pin 8.* registers'with.- similar radial wa s 7 which are formed at the opposite sides of the bore as shown by vfull-mm1 dotted lines in Fig. 1o. The stem s is held in its' operative position, shown in Fig. 2, against rotation independently ofv the valve 7, by means of a stud 8" carried 3 by -the enlargement 8', which is arranged` to engage a radial groove 7x formed 'in-the mar- 'nof the socket `7 (see Figs. 8 and 10d.

he valve is driven by the stem 8, by means of arelatively lar metrically. throng Figs. 2 and 8), and whose 4ends engage an pm 10, which passes diaupwardlyfacing diametric groove 7y of the valve body., The in -10 is usually insertedater the stem has en applied to the valve .body,'5as shown in Fig.-2, at which time they 'pin 8@ is positioned out of registry .with the ways 7?. enthe stem andvalve are in the operative position shown in Fig..2, the

. pins 8 and 10 are disposed inthe same vertical lanci and the stem cannot be released acci ents ly, but the said stem is 'free to move axially a'short distance relatively to fthe..valve, as-shownby thefapacing of the pins' Stand-10 from the adjacent portion'of the'valve body (seeFig. 2). lAbove the enlargement 8. the stem lis formed'with rela.-

tively' coarse box-threads 8P,A whichare en gagedby the cylindrical ortion 12. of a 4nut 12, `the top end of sai nut comprising. an annular flange'12 which is formed with -oppositely facing peri' heral lugs or. teeth 12,"that engage andfp ay in corresponding longitudinal roo'ves 2x of the valve body.

l By this c ruction and arrangement the.

' represents' a sleeve that loosely telescopes" mlt .is nonrotative by the iturnm of the stem, but said nut may. move-'vertlcallgl in the body .2 for adjusting the valve anv related parts, vas will be explained below. 13

the barrel l12 of lthe nut, the ends of said sleeve beingarranged to respectively engage vcircular adj ustin pending threade the enlargement 8' (see.

side offthe-angeylffofxthe nut, as shown the top ofthe. valve-body andthe underl. dotted lines m'Fi'gs.Y 1 and` 2, land by the'f in Fig`. 2. v The sleeve 113 arrests the down- )l ward'f` movement of therv nut 12, andl being longerf'than-Y-the.barrel l12', revents the barrelg'from' contact with theen argement 8- and hindering adjusting of the parts, as

well as the free. -rotation of the stem and -Fig. 4. When4 the handle -is in the latter position the valve 7 is closed, as best seen 1n Fig. 4. Upon the -fian e 12* of the nut .is mounted a convexwas er.14, which is bored out to loosely receive the stem 8. This washer 4is split, as shown in Figs. 2 and 9,

for rendering it flexible, in a. well-known.

manner. Above the washer 14 is disposed a member A15, having adertion 15 that screws into vthe top end o ,the body 2', and above said threaded ortion said member is formed 'with `'an annu ar flange 15", which is surmounted by a hexagon rtion 15", for use of a wrench. The mem er 15 is employed .for effecting the operative seating .of the valve 7, when the assembling of the device takes place, and the said a justment need notI thereafter be disturbed unless the valve -or its seat 7" becomes worn and .leakage results;v

When the valve 7 'is rotated in either direction for dispensing the water the stem 8, owin to the stationary nature of the nut 12, 1s moved axially to whatever extent ma be required,- for effecting the full right of the' .handle 9, as indicated is is accomplished-by reason an left swing in Fig. 1. T of the looseness of the stem, as explained. l'lien the valve 7 and its stem 8 yare con-` structed, the depth of the socket 7, as well as the location of the enlargement 8 of the. stern, are calculated with 'suicient accaracy to determine the properrange or distance the handle should be moved towards the ri ht, for example, for dispensin first.

' cold, t en warm, then hot Water, and nallyfor closing the valve, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 7. This swinging of the handle clockwise (because of the right-handy -threads 8) moves the stem 8. downwardl until the enlargement'S makes contact wit the bottom of the socket7", This stops the endwise .and rotary movement of the stem and also sto the valve, with the ports C andvH close as shown in Fig. 4. The tension exerted by the washer 14, holds'the valve 7 in its ta. red seat, `with suiicient force for'preventln leakage of the water,

position,A shown by dottedlines inv Fig. 7,

-which hasuznrma pressure usually of 60 v to80 pounds, while the valve is in the idlecounter-clockwise to. the lclosed lo cold water, the operator simply swings theand at 9 in Fig. 1 the stem is moved axiall in the opposite direction by the threa .s 8, the distance allowed by the pin 8, which effects the positive Stoppa e of the stems rotation by its contact wit full lines in Fig. 7, the valve owing to its 'relatively loose connection with the stem 8, and by the accurate adjustment o f member 15 operates without any appreciable rinding or wearing contact with the seat. y this construction and arrangement of the parts the valve, after once being suitably ground and fitted to the seat may be operated for years without requiring redressing or grinding. Furthermore, it will be readily understood that my improved valve 7 needs no packing of any kind thereby eliminating waste of water, annoyance and expense. The washer 14 is arranged vto engage the lian e of the nutl 12 in a manner to prevent wob ling of the nut,l as well as the stem 8 and other parts, which might tend to cant the valve, and produce leakage or uneven wearing of the frictionally joined parts. The top end of thebody 2 is preferably closed by a screw cap 16, which engages the external threads of the body, the

`said cap serving to support and guide the stem 8. In order to prevent possible leakage around the stem, in case water should well-np in the body 2', the underside of the cap is provided with a short counterbored hub 16', which is received in a corresponding socket formed in the hexagon portion of the member 15, and in this socket is disposed a relatively thick greasy packing 17. When the cap and member 15 are finally'` adjusted and secured in place, as shown in packing 17 will last for an indefinite .time without requiring renewin The handle 9 is detachably secured to t e threaded upper end of the stem, by means of a nut 9'.,

After the mixing-valve is fully assembled,

as shown in Fig. 2, its ,operation is quite simple: Assuming that the handle 9 is in position 9, shown in Figs. 1 and 4, to draw handle counter-clockwise to position 9* of Fig. 1. This brings the port C of the valve into registry with the cold water duct 3b for dispensing only cold water (see Fig. 5). To drawwarm water, the operator moves the handle in the same direction, to the full line position 9 of Fig. 1. This moves the valve 7 to the position shown in Fig. 6, wherein both orts C- and H are partial] in registry wit the ducts 3b-4" which e feots the mixing of the cold and hot water, for producing a tepid supply. To draw 'only hot water, the handle 8 is again swung counter-clockwise to position 9d of Fig. 1.

This moves the port C entirely out of registry with the duct 3", and moves the port H into full registry with the port 4" (see full lines in Fig. 7.). The valve 7 may then be closed for stopping the discharge of the water, by simply moving the handle a short dista-nce in the same direction, as to position 9e of Fig. 1. This shifts the port H entirely out of registry with the duct 4",

asfshown by the dotted lines in Fig. 7. After the hot water requirements are satisfied, the operator may swin the handle 8 clockwise to position 9a of ig. 1. in order that the valvev may be ready for dispensing cold water at the subsequent operation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, is

1. The combination with a hollow body having spaced hot and cold water receiving armsI and having a valve chamber communicating with said arms, and a valve rotatable in said chamber adapted to control the dispensing of the water at dit- 'ferent temperatures of a threaded stem for rotating 'said valve in opposite directions, means engaging the threads of the stem for limiting its rotary movements, and a spring Washer mounted on said stem adapted to resiliently hold the valve in its scat and to prevent the canting of the valve and stem.

2. The combination. with a hollow body having hot and cold water receiving arms and a valve-chamber communicating with said arms, and a Valve rotatable` in said chamber adapted to control the flow of water from said arms into said cham-` ber, of a stem for operating said valve, means `for stopping the rotary movements of said valve, and tension means cooperating with said stopping means for-thrusting the valve tightly into its seat during the final c osing movement.

3. The combination .with a hollow body having spaced cold and hot water receiving arms, and having a valve chamber conimunicating with said arms, of a valve rotatable in said chamber adapted to cont-rol the flow of cold andhot water from said arms into said chamber, a stem for rotating sai-d valve, a portion of said stem being threaded, a threaded member engaged by said threaded portion, by which axial movements of the stemare controlled, an adjusting member for holding the valve operatively seated, a tension memberr loosely disposed between said adjusting member and said threaded member adapted to effect the resilient seating of the valve, and a sleeve 4adapted to space the threaded member from in said chamber, a stem for rotating said valve, an adjustablelmember supported by said body above the valve, a nut disposed below said member in which said stein Arotates adapted to eii'ect the reciprocation of the stem, a spring washer interposed between said nut and said member adapted to cooperate with said member for resiliently holding the valve in its seat, and means carried by the stem and engaging said valve, for controlling reciprocal as well as the rotary movement of the stem in the opposite directions.

5. The combination with` a hollow body having spaced hot and cold water receiving arms and having a valve chamber communieating with said arms, and a valve rotatable in said chamber adapted to control the dispensing of the 'water at different temperatures, of a stem for rotating said valve in opposite directions, said stem being formed with threads beyond the valve= by which `the stem may be moved axially, means carried by the stem for driving the valve, means carried by the stem for preventing accidental release of the stem and for limiting axial movements 'of the stem relatively tothe valve, said valve being formed with ports adapted to register respectively with the cold and hot water arms, means engaging the threads of the stem for effecting the axial movements of the valvein opposite directions, and means for resiliently holding the valve in its seat.

v6. In a water mixing device a hollow body having spaced cold and hot water receiving arms and a valve-chamber communieating with said arms, a valve rotatable in said chamber having radial ports adapted to control the iow of thewater from said arms into said chamber, a stein for rotating said'valve in opposite directions for dispensing cold or hot water and for mixing said waters, an adjusting member supported by said body concentric to the stem, a threaded member disposed concentric to the stem adapted to effect the axial movements of the stem towards and away from the valve, when the stem is rotated, and cushion means interposed between said adjusting y member and said threaded member adapted to holdresiliently said Amembers'concentric to the stem and valve and to prevent axial movement of the valve.

7. The combination with a hollow body,4v

having a valve chamber and aligning radial water inlet ducts communicating with said chamber, and a valve rotatable 1n said body having a mixing-chamber and radial portsv adapted to register with said inlet ducts for dispensing the water, of a stem loosely and axially connected to said valve, means for interlockin said stern to the valve for limiting the axial movement of said parts rela.-

Atively to each other, rsaid stein having a ling the (ranting -with transverse aligning radial threaded portion above the valve, a means carried by said stem adapted todrive the valve, means for eii'ecting the axial movements of the stem, and an Aadjustable member supported bythe valve body for-'maintaining the seating of the valve.

8. In a valve for mixing coldand hot water, the combination with a hollow body for-med with a. tapered valve seat, and withA water inlet ducts communicating vwith the chamber formed by said seat, and a tapered valve'rotatable in said body having ports adaptedto register with said ducts, of a reciprocable stem for o erating said valve, means for loosel securing said stem to the valve bodyA and or limiting the axial movementsof the stem, said stem being formed with threads, a non-rotatable nut engaging said threads and effecting the reciprocation of the stem, an' adjustable member threaded into the valve body beyond said-nut, and a split spring washer interposed between said member an'd said nut, said washer adapted to flex and to exert its tension downwardly forresiliently seating the valve when the washer is compressed bysaid member.

V9. The combination with a hollow body having spaced cold and hot water receiving arms and having a valve chamber communieatingV with said arms and a valve rotatable in said chamber adapted-to controlr the flow of cold and hot water from said arms into said chamber, of a stem for rotating said valve a portion of said stem being threaded,l

said stem being loosely connected to the valve and being movable axially relatively to the valve during the opening and closing movements of the valve, means for preventof the valve and related parts, a threa d member engaging said threaded portion of the stem for effecting' the reciprocation thereof: an adjustable member supported in said body for controlling the seating of the valve, means for limiting the rotary movements of said stem and valve in opposite directions, and means for preventing rotation ofsaid threaded mem- 10. In a water mixing-valve, a hollow body vformed with a tapered valve-chamber and with radialducts communicating with said chamber, means for supplying ht and cold water respectively to the said ducts, said body' having a hollow discharge neck, a tapered valve rotatable in said chamber .having a concentric mixing-chamber, and

radial ports communicating therewith adapted to register with said ducts when the valve is rotated, said valvebeing bored lout above said mixing' chamber and having radial ways formed in said bore, and having an enlarged socket above said-ways, the opposite walls of said socket being formed y rooves, a stem disposed axially in the valve aving an enlargement adapted to loosely engage said Washer interposed between said member and socket and having threads above the ensaid nut, said washer adapted t0 exert its largement, means engaging the grooves of tension downwardly for resiliently thrust.- 10 the valve for driving the valve, a, nur; enlng the valve into its seat when said member 5 gaging the threads of the stem, an adjust- 1S IOtated in One diI'eCiOH. y

able member threaded into the valve body In testlmfmy whereof affix my Slgnatlllefor seating the valve, and a split springq ORVIS W. VALLER. 

